Abstract:Reading as a means of linguistic input is important for students’ English learning. As the high pace of current life, students are also required to have the competence of reading and getting information as efficiently as possible. But many middle school students feel it is difficult to deal with English reading comprehension accurately and rapidly, especially, in English test. In order to improve students’ English study and enable themselves to read efficiently, it is essential to help them develop good learning habits and form effective strategies. This paper investigates some first year students of No.2 Middle School of Qiaojia County, Yunnan province by questionnaire and interview, and analysis their main reading problems. According to their situation, some suggestions are provided: expanding vocabulary, learning background culture and some fast reading strategies to help them improve their reading efficiency. 

Key Words: English reading; reading efficiency; vocabulary; background culture; reading strategies

摘要:阅读作为语言输入的一种手段对学生的英语学习非常重要。随着现代生活的快节奏，作为 学生也应具有快速阅读获取信息的能力。然而， 很多高中生发现有效地完成英语阅读理解对他们来说十分困难，尤其是在英语考试中。因此，为了提高学生的英语学习并能使他们能独立有效地阅读，就必须帮助他们养成良好的学习习惯，构建有效地学习策略。本文主要通过问卷与采访的方式调查了一些巧家县第二中学高一学生的阅读情况， 分析存在的主要阅读问题，并相应地提出一些建议：扩大词汇量，学习和了解背景文化知识以及利用阅读策略来帮助他们提高他们的阅读效率。

关键词：英语阅读；阅读效率；词汇量；背景文化；阅读策略